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Colour

#A5DEFF

  • #A5DEFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#A5DEFF is a blue with RGB values 165, 222, 255 and HSL 202°, 100%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#A5DEFF#A5DEFF
HEX#A5DEFF
RGBrgb(165, 222, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.8706, 1
RGB percentages64.7%, 87.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(202, 100%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202, 35.3%, 100%)
CMYK35.3%, 12.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,870,527
CSS custom property--colour: #A5DEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.49:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#5A2100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFDCFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2D2FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#86E7E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 7.9Light skyblue · ΔE 9Light blue · ΔE 10.6Light steelblue · ΔE 13.4Powder blue · ΔE 14.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 7.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC6A5
Analogous#A5FFF3, #A5B1FF
Triadic#FFA5DE, #DEFFA5
Split complementary#FFA5B1, #FFF3A5
Tetradic#F3A5FF, #FFC6A5, #B1FFA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D8F1FF
Darker −10%#72CBFF
Darker −20%#3FB9FF
Darker −30%#0CA6FF
Darker −40%#0089D8
More saturated +25%#A5DEFF
Less saturated −25%#B0DBF4

Channel breakdown

R165
G222
B255
Red165 (64.7%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue202°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G DE · B FF

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